Back-band hook.



No. 684,879. Patented Oct; 22, I901.

L. STUWE.

BACK BAND HOOK.

Applieation filed Mar. 6, 1901.1

(No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LORENZO STOWE, OF JACKSON, TENNESSEE.

BACK-BAND-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,879, dated October22, 1901. Application filed March 6, 1901. Serial No. 50,113. (Nomodel.)

To LZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LORENZO STOWE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jackson, in the county of Madison and State of Tennessee,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Back-Band Hooks;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention; such as will enable othersskilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention aims to provide a back-band hook that will not injure ordistress the animal; that will be light, durable, and strong; that willadapt itself to thick or thin web without cutting, punching, orotherwise injuring it, and that will securely hold the trace-chain andyet admit of it being quickly attached to and removed from the hook andwhich will be free from projecting parts which would tend to catch intoany part of the harness.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had to the following descriptionand drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention arenecessarily susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodimentof the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-.Figure 1 is a front view of a back-band hook or buckle embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionabout on the line X X of Fig. 1, the back-band being invposition. Fig. 4is a perspective view, the mousing being open.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The frame of the buckle comprises a plate 1, having a hook 2 at itslower edge and bent end portions. This plate is formed with alongitudinal slot 3, terminating a short distance from the bent ends andadapted to receive the fold 4 of the web 5. One of the bent ends of theplate or frame is provided with a vertical slot 6, into which an end ofthe mousing 7 is looped, and the other bent end is formed with anapproximately L-shaped slot 8 and an opening 9. The web-holder 10 isloosely connected at one end with the frame of the buckle by having anend portion passed through the opening 9 and formed into an eye. Thehook 2 is centrally disposed, so as to equalize the load and strain uponthe web 5.

The mousing 7 consists of a half-round bar having a tongue 11 at one'end, which is passed through the slot 6 and bent into a roll or knuckle,so as to form pivotal connection between the mousing and the frame ofthe buckle. A notch 12 is formed at the opposite end of the half-roundbar to receive the.

end portion of the holder 10, looped into the opening 9. A slit 13extends inward a short distance from the free end of the mousing orpivoted bar, and the portion 14, separated from the body of the bar bythe slit 13, constitutes a spring-catch, the free end of which isadapted to pass into the L-shaped slot 8 and hold the mousing whenclosed over the fold 4 and web-holder 10. The catch 14 springs outward,so as to enter the return portion of the slot 8 and hold the mousingwhen closed. A tongue 15 is provided centrally of the bar or mousing andcooperates with the hook 2 to prevent disengagement of the trace-chainwhen engaged with the said hook.

The web-holder 10 is of spiral formation and is formed of a length ofstout wire coiled throughout its length, the coils being of slightlylarger diameter than the width of the slot 3, so as to prevent thewithdrawal of the part 10 through said slot when the web 5 is undertension. coils of the web holder 10 serve to engage forcibly with thefolded portion 4 of the web and prevent slipping thereof or the bucklewhen the latter is adjusted and properly fastened by drawing the fold 4tight about the Web-holder l0 and through the slot 3. After the bucklehas been adjusted on the web the fold 4 and the web-holder are protectedand hidden from view by the mousing,which extends thereover, said partsentering the space formed in the concave or hollow side of the barcomprising the mousing.

The buckle-frame and mousing may be cast, pressed, or struck up fromsheet metal, the construction being such as to admit of the frame andmousing being stamped from sheet metal of proper gage. The bent endportion The volutes, spirals, or

of the frame having the slot 8 and opening 9 has the upper partconstructed to enter the outer end of the mousing or half-round bar andclose the same, thereby preventing any vertical movement of the mousingwhen closed.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is- 1. In aback-band buckle, and in combination with the frame having alongitudinal slot, a web-holder of spiral formation adapted to fit inthe fold of the web and connect the same to the frame of the buckle,substantially as set forth.

2. In a back-band buckle, and in combination with the frame having alongitudinal slot, a web-holder of spiral formation having loose orpivotal connection at one end with an end portion of the buckle-frameand adapted to enter the fold of the web, substantially as set forth.

3. In a back-band buckle, and in combination with the frame having abent end portion, a half-round bar having pivotal connection at one endwith an end of the frame and having an integral catch at the oppositeend formed by slitting the bar a short distance from its free end, saidcatch cooperating with a? slot of the aforementioned bent end of the oneend with the bent end of the frame, and

having an integral catch at its opposite end for cooperation with theother bent end of the frame to hold the mousing closed, and aweb-holderinclosed by the said mousing, substantially as set forth.

5. In a back-band buckle, a frame having a longitudinal slot and a bentend portion, the latter having an approximately L-shaped slot, aweb-holder loosely connected with the bent end of the frame, and amousing having its free end portion formed with a notch and an integralcatch, the notch clearing the pivotal end of the webholder, and aportion of the bent end of the frame entering and closing the outer endof the mousing, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LORENZO STOWE.

lVitnesses:

W. H. CALDWELL, J. P. MALLonY.

